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Every child has the right to feel hopeful about the world
Justin van Fleet
“I know firsthand the impact the environment has in early childhood”
“We turn discarded laptops into learning devices for refugee and vulnerable children”
16 Sep 2025
Theirworld and The Observer Studios launch The Education Issue: a newspaper created by young reporters from around the world
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Global Youth Ambassadors champion the early years at G20 summit
Global leaders unite to champion first-ever early years finance summit
Young activists urge leaders to Act For Early Years
Five of Theirworld’s Global Youth Ambassadors were in New York during the UN General Assembly - highlighting the need for urgent and bold investment in early childhood care and education.
Theirworld’s US launch of Act For Early Years celebrates children’s ‘joy and wonder’
A dance performance was the highlight of an event in New York to celebrate the campaign that calls for urgent investment in early years care and education.
Diverse voices unite to join the Act For Early Years campaign
From government ministers and UN agencies to an influential YouTube star and Sesame Workshop, everyone is recognising the need to work together to end the early childhood crisis.
Theirworld partners with Ukraine to act for early years
We will work with Ukraine’s government to transform education and development for children aged three to five.
We can overcome challenges to deliver quality education for every child
Leaders called for a united approach at a high-level meeting hosted by Theirworld to mark the halfway stage of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Sesame Workshop supports our Act For Early Years campaign
A new film explains why every child around the world deserves the best start in life and calls for people to join the growing movement demanding action from leaders.
Rugby star Ugo Monye and drag queen Ella Vaday join Theirworld’s Global Tantrum
Ahead of the UN General Assembly, they act like fed-up toddlers in new films to spotlight the lack of investment by world leaders on early years care and pre-primary education.
President Zelenskyy welcomes Theirworld’s support for Ukrainian children
Theirworld Chair Sarah Brown outlined plans for accelerated learning programmes and early childhood education when she travelled to Kyiv for a summit hosted by First Lady Olena Zelenska.
Three award-winning ways to educate children
We’re excited to reveal the winners of the second round of the Theirworld Education Innovation Awards, who will receive masterclasses, mentoring and £80,000 scale-up grants.
Our youth Task Teams tackle health and climate issues
Theirworld’s Global Youth Ambassadors are passionate about raising awareness and influencing policy-makers on two of the key challenges everyone today.